These marks occur on three of the four commemorative designs minted for the Lincoln Bicentennial. If you use a good magnifying glass you'll see that they're the monograms of the coins' designers and sculptors:
Log cabin cent: designed by Richard Master and sculpted by Jim Licaretz
Professional life cent: designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Don Everhart
Presidency cent: designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Joseph Menna
Despite all the advertising claims of shortages and low mintages, the 2009 Lincoln Cent is worth but a cent.
It is worth one cent unless it is uncirculated?
Lincoln is pictured on usually pictured on the front of the penny. 2009 is the only date that he was on the back. These pennies are very common and worth only 1 cent.
1909-1958: The words ONE CENT between two wheat ears 1959-2008: The Lincoln Memorial 2009: Four different scenes depicting events in Lincoln's life (issued for his bicentennial) 2010-present: The Union Shield
The Lincoln wheat cent was minted 1909-1958. If that's not what you were asking, come back with a complete question.
Despite all the advertising claims of shortages and low mintages, the 2009 Lincoln Cent is worth but a cent.
It is worth one cent unless it is uncirculated?
Lincoln is pictured on usually pictured on the front of the penny. 2009 is the only date that he was on the back. These pennies are very common and worth only 1 cent.
His name is spelled "Lincoln," and it's worth one cent.
If I understand the question. The change to the reverse of the Lincoln cent in 2009 was done as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial of his birth and to recognize the 100th anniversary of the first (1909) Lincoln cent. After the 2009 bicentennial, the reverse was changed to the Union Shield as a symbolic image of Lincoln's preservation of the USA as a United, Single country.
1909-1958: The words ONE CENT between two wheat ears 1959-2008: The Lincoln Memorial 2009: Four different scenes depicting events in Lincoln's life (issued for his bicentennial) 2010-present: The Union Shield
It's just one of the four different reverses for the 2009 Lincoln cent. 2008 was the last year for the Lincoln, Memorial reverse.
The Lincoln Memorial reverse was adopted in 1959, to honor the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
Assuming you are asking about a current US Lincoln cent, then the images on the reverse are: 1909-1958: The words ONE CENT between two wheat ears 1959-2008: The Lincoln Memorial 2009: Various images from Lincoln's life 2010-: The Union Shield President Abraham Lincoln is on the front. The original design was created by Victor D. Brenner.
There are 6 different kinds of pennies that were minted in 1909 : In circulated condition, they will have the following values : 1909 Indian Head Cent -- $2.00 1909-S Indian Head Cent ("S" is on the back at the bottom) -- $250.00 1909 Lincoln Cent -- $1.00 1909-S Lincoln Cent ("S" is under the date) -- $50.00 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent ("VDB" is on the back at the bottom) -- $3.50 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent ("S" under the date AND "VDB" on the back at the bottom) -- $400-$500 it matters in whatcondition the penny is in
The man on the back of the 2009 penny reading a book is Abraham Lincoln. The design commemorates the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.
The Lincoln wheat cent was minted 1909-1958. If that's not what you were asking, come back with a complete question.